Currency

Banknotes

5000 lek
Skenderbej portrait, two-headed eagle and Skenderbej's shield and sword on the front side. The Kruja Castle, the sculpture of Skenderbej on the horse and his helmet on the back side.

1000 lek
Pjeter Bogdani's (1625-1689) portrait on the front. The Catholic Church in Vau i Dejes and Pjeter Bogdani's (1625-1689) vision of the heliocentric system on the back.

500 lek
Ismail Qemali's (1844-1919) portrait on the front. Ismail Qemali (1844-1919) is the leader of the Albanian National Movement and first prime minister of Albania. The house where independence was announced (the house is in the city of Vlora), and the telegraph used for transmiting the announcement on the back.

200 lek
Naim Frasheri's (1846-1900) portrait and a book on the front. The house where Naim Frasheri (1846-1900) was born and the phrase taken from the poem "You, Albania, bestow upon me honour and the name Albanian" written by him.

Coins

100 lek
The value on the front. Illyrian Queen, Teuta's portrait on the back.

50 lek
The value on the front. Illyrian King Gent's portrait on the back.